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Last seen: Nov 11, 2026
Thank you @transparent I see the closing date for the survey is Nov 20th, so I will think about your comments and how best I can draft a submission,...
@bontwoody I couldn't see from the graph, but what temp do you heat the DHW to, and how hot does it get to in 30mins? Is it just not able to heat to...
and we have some of the strongest tidal flows anywhere on the globe.
I cannot understand why heat pumps (and solar/battery) are not mandated for all new build properties in the UK. I know the government are unlikely to ...
This looks OK. Overall you have roughly the right amount of heat going into each floor. What is the design temps for the bedrooms? Is it already low...
I'm not familiar with Hive thermostats/controllers, but as @jamespa says, not all external thermostats work well with heat pumps. Mine has 3 different...
I would second this. It's great if you can balance radiator output exactly to the design heat loss for the room, but I wouldn't get too hung up about ...
And therein lies the dilemma. Investing in net zero is expensive. Not investing in net zero may be more expensive in the long run. Who knows, although...
Is that because it's putting out more heat than the property requires at this time of year? ASHPs can only modulate their output so low (typically to ...
Investors need a return, otherwise they will invest elsewhere. You can get a risk-free return of over 5% on a 20yr government gilt, and riskier inve...
This is how I run my Samsung 12kW ASHP with a 3rd party external room thermostat, so I can manage or control the cycling. I refer to this as "always o...
I wholeheartedly agree with everything @allyfish has written, and our journey was similar. We had microbore piping in our old system. Until we st...
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Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
I have 178 L Gledhill unvented cylinder which was fitte...
By David , 6 hours ago
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
By EtchedPixels , 7 hours ago
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@batpred The Daikin temperature probe protrudes from th...
By Toodles , 11 hours ago
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
By Toodles , 13 hours ago
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RE: Should Households Who Can Afford It Pay More for Energy to Help Those Who Can't?
They don't have to try. Our entire system is d...
By EtchedPixels , 13 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of pipes that run ...
By JamesPa , 13 hours ago
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RE: How Can I Prove Coal Was My Main Heating Source Without Receipts?
Got excepted for the grant now so thanks for the replie...
By Chilli304 , 17 hours ago
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Daikin Altherma 3 R F+W, room thermostat control, weath...
By JanHarley , 18 hours ago
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
Pretty much as I had guessed in my crude scaling from m...
By JamesPa , 21 hours ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Well you have a vibration generator running at some fre...
By bobflux , 1 day ago
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?
@downfield Thats a decent rate, I’m shocked they hadn...
By Papahuhu , 2 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
@toodles thanks! So as suspected, around a doubling of ...
By SusannaSaunders , 3 days ago
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Six books in three years and I think I’ve now covered j...
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